1905, A Year Like None Before For Duluth, Minnesota

Determine what’s taking place around Duluth’s Docks come November 27, 1905. Discover how Duluth was unique from a news reporter standpoint come 1905. Understand what factors went into making sure Profits could be attained most notably during a short season. Find out if there was a specific advantage that Great Lakes Sailors always had over Ocean Crewmen. Learn how diverse Duluth’s Docks had become by late 1905. Get an introduction to Steel Hulled Great Lakes Freighter Ira H. Owen including her roles leading up to November 1905. Agree if it’s fair to say come 1905 that the practice of Barge Towing was becoming a thing of the past. Get introduced to SS Mataafa including her captain Richard Humble. Learn if the National Weather Service existed around 1905. Get acquainted with Weather Forecast Reporter Herbert Richardson. Discover what kind of relationship Richardson himself had with many ship captains including his outlook on where 1905 Shipping Season stood by November. Learn about some incredible feats Duluth had achieved by 1905 including one from a worldwide standpoint. Find out if Herbert Richardson got honored with anything special come evening of November 27 while having concerns about the impending weather forecast. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.